The Call Reviews
Common Sense Media
A high-concept thriller that certainly has the potential to self-destruct... But genre specialist Brad Anderson gives it a taut, low-budget energy that keeps it pulsing throughout its entire running time.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Atlantic City Weekly
Even though the finish of the film is beyond the reach of believability, somehow it didn't spoil the suspense that preceded it.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Tulsa World
Everyone watching "The Call" will realize just how implausible its plot is...But even so, this thriller is thoroughly gripping.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Austin Chronicle
Claustrophobes beware of The Call, Brad Anderson's emotionally rending thriller that transpires almost entirely on the telephone.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Tolucan Times
...a tension-packed, rewarding film with fine performances by Abigail Breslin, Michael Eklund, and Halle Berry.
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| Original Score: 8/10
Aisle Seat
Two-thirds terrific and one-third routine.
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| Original Score: 3/4
jackiekcooper.com
The movie is going great until it hangs it all up about 3/4ths of the way through.
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| Original Score: 6/10
FEARnet
Fortunately for all involved, Anderson manages to bring a lot of class and energy to the material.
Film Festival Today
Thrilling, then it goes Hollywood stupid and then the best ending ever! Berry's hair co-stars and chews the scenery.
7M Pictures
The point of a movie is to entertain, and entertain The Call does. So what if that entertainment value comes from unintentional hilarity and silliness?
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| Original Score: 3/5
Let's call The Call what it is: high quality trash that both diminishes and is redeemed by all the talents who have deigned to bring it to life.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Salt Lake Tribune
Even with a faltering finale, The Call is a worthy nail-biter that will engage you in the moment.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
I never knew I wanted a movie in which a heroic 911 operator played by Halle Berry rescues the 'Little Miss Sunshine' girl from a Culture Club-loving serial killer until I saw 'The Call,' a project so ridiculous it turned my disbelief into elation.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
TV Guide's Movie Guide
It's precisely the kind of tense fare that plays best to a crowded house, and benefits greatly from the direction of a filmmaker who knows how to tighten the screws on his squirming audience.
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| Original Score: 3/4
ScreenRant
The Call is a mix of good and bad elements that still manages to accomplish the primary task: delivering good thrills.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Entertainment Weekly
Top CriticIf you're going to watch a movie in which two people talk on the phone for most of the film, it's not the worst thing in the world for one of the folks involved to have the face of Storm from the X-Men.
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| Original Score: B
Film Journal International
Terrific craftsmanship and plenty of scares infuse this above-par programmer. Does the job for both general and more demanding audiences looking for some chills.
It's a lot better than you might expect a movie like this to be.
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| Original Score: 3/4
CraveOnline
Even when 'The Call' takes a hard left turn into implausible stupidity, it's still kinda fun.
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| Original Score: 6.5/10
